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Rumparooz One-Size Covers

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kk10 wrote:

Hi, everyone!

I've been cloth diapering for months now (I typically use prefolds and snappis with diaper covers), but it seems my one-size covers aren't going to last for "up to 35+lbs" like I thought they would. Do I have to use fitteds to be able to use them for that long? Prefolds are definitely bulkier than fitted diapers..

I also find that bottoms, especially pj's, don't fit him unless they're 2 sizes up, which makes them extra long. Does this happen with most people who cloth diaper?

How old is your LO? What covers do you use now? What's your nighttime routine?

I find flats are very trim - either folded and snappied on or padfolded and laid into the cover. Much more trim than prefolds or fitteds.

I asked the same question as OS covers fitting big babies and everyone here told me that as our LOs get older and more mobile, they tend to slim down and do still fit into the OS covers. I've found this to be true (thankfully!). That said there are some OS covers that fit bigger than others.

My son is waaaay off the charts (19 months, 33lbs, 37" tall) and he still fits nicely into Blueberry Capri and Blueberry Coverall covers with tons of room to grow....we are only on the middle rise snaps and have a few more snaps before being on the last waist snaps. Capri has flaps for tucking insets, Coveralls have no flaps. Thirsties Duo Wrap size 2 also fit large babies....I find they fit better with Velcro closure than snaps as they only have 1 row of waist snaps which gives a weird fit for my son.

At night we use fitted diapers (usually Sustainablebabyish multi snapless) with the 2 included boosters plus one more Hemp doubler. Then a Blueberry cover or Thirsties Duo wrap or wool. I've never had to size up in PJs! But some do fit more snug over the diaper than others. Now that it's summer he just sleeps with a PJ shirt and his cotton sleepsack, no bottoms.

He's only 6 1/2 months old and fairly large..he's just recently started to "chunk" up. He's always been long and slender, but he's getting a good layer of baby fat now. Right now, he's about 28" and 19lbs.

How often do you change your flats during the day? I read somewhere that they don't hold as much urine as prefolds. I've never used them so I don't actually know if that's true or not

We've struggled somewhat with a nighttime diaper routine. I'd consider my son to be a heavy wetter, so we've started to double up because he would soak his diapers and leak onto his clothes/bedding. We use a bamboo insert outside of his prefold, then a diaper cover to finish, but I've been looking into wool covers to eliminate the nighttime leaks.

I'm happy to hear that as they get older their bodies change so the covers will still fit! lol my little guy has already started moving a lot so that gives me hope for the near future :)

I use large bamboo flats and change them every 2-3 hours, and it's not even close to completely soaked. I've even used my flats with 2 doublers overnight, under wool, without leaks. I don't like prefolds as I find them too bulky so I don't have personal comparison in absorbency. But according to the Start Here post, a large bamboo prefold (Nicki's, Diaper Rite) holds 17oz, and a large Nicki's bamboo flat holds 14oz, so they're close. If you use cotton and/or a smaller size prefold, it will obviously hold less. If needed, you could throw a hemp doubler (Hemp babies doublers are great!) in with the flat for more absorbency during the day while still being trim. If you want to go with wool, I love my Disana wool!

Ditto, my lo was even bigger than yours at that age. Has always and still is off the charts percentage wise and all the one size diapers still fit. Yes flats hold a tad less than prefolds. And yes, at that age, my lo was a super soaker and had a huge fluff but at night lol. Actually i bought a snap pliers and snaps and bought big footed sleepers and put rise snaps in the legs hahahah

Rumparooz covers still fit my 36+lb two year old. They're not the best fitting on him, but they definitely still fit. My very chunky 24lb 7 month old also wears them on open rise, so yes, once they slim down as toddlers, the diapers still fit.

Lol well at the time i came to this board for help and most ppl were just using two piece pjs. I couldnt bc my lo would take his pants off if i had him in a two piece. Hes 2 and a half now. I used a hemp prefold with a hemp doubler and a cover with flaps on both sides to prevent leaks out the top of the diaper.

Yep big boy! He was 7lbs 6oz at birth but after 2 weeks started gaining a pound a week. Lol. Thankfully that growth slowed down! My second son is 7 weeks old and following the same trend. I guess I make em big!

I use the Disana organic wool diaper cover. They're kinda like shorts. We only use it overnight. I have one and when it's in the wash (twice a month) then I just use the Blueberry or Thirsties cover with an extra doubler. I haven't tried the longies since the wool cover fits into the pjs we have already so I couldn't justify the spend. I've heard they're great and I'm sure eventually I'll give in and buy some :)

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